The Substitute Bride

Chapter 7

Fierrha Lourice

Today is another normal day. Since I'm not that busy ay nagprepare ako ng breakfast. I just cook rice, sunny side up egg and burger steak. Yung maraming mushroom at sauce! Well, I like my buger steak in that way.

Nagsisimula nakong maglagay sa plato ko ng mga pagkain nang may narinig akong magsalita.
“Good morning” It's Ryker who greet while entering the kitchen. His hair is damp showing that he just came out from the shower. He's wearing a white dress shirt tucked in his black fitted slacks.  There's also a black Vacheron Constantin on his right arm while he's holding a navy blue coat on his left arm. All in all, he looks dashingly handsome.

“Done checking me out?” He asked me with a playful smirk plastered on his face. Tss. Umaabante na naman ang kahanginan.

“Dream on, Ryker” Sabi ko at inirapan sya. Umupo na rin sya para kumain...Pero bago pa man sya sumubo ng pagkain ay muli syang nagsalita.

“No need to dream for that because I know that you're really head over heels on me. Mahal mo ko at hindi 'yon isang sikreto” Nagmamayabang at proud na proud nya pang sabi. If he's an anime character baka may kumikinang na rin na stars sa magkabilang mata nya. Tss. Yabang talaga! Bakit ba kasi dumating sa point na naging patay na patay ako sa kanya?!

Para makabawi sa pagkapahiya ay mataray ko syang tiningnan at pinagtaasan ko ng kilay. “So what if I'm head over heels to you? I'm starting to move on nanaman kasi tanggap ko na you're so in love with my twin that's why you can't love me back . I am a woman and I don't deserve the kind of treatment that you're giving me” Nalasahan ko ang pait ng mga sinabi ko. Why do I sound so bitter?

I glanced at him at nakita ko namang napatigil sya sa pagkain at binigyan ako ng matalim na tingin. “Don't you dare try to move on from me. I won't let you. The day the you decided to show up in my wedding, you're already bound to stay with me until the end”

Dahil sa sinabi nya ay napatitig ako sa kanya. His eyes reflect possessiveness, anger and other more that I cannot name.

I crossed my arms around my chest. “C'mon Ryker, don't act as if you care for me, as if you like or love me. All people know that you're in love with my twin, Farrah and not with me. Pakielam mo ba kung mag move on ako sayo?” Then I rolled my eyes.

His jaw clenched and his eyes turn into darker shade. Pabalya nyang binitawan ang kutsara't tinidor na lumikha ng ingay sa buong kusina.“You're not going to move on from me, understand?!” His voice thundered in the whole room.

May kaba man ay sinalubong ko pa rin ang matatalim nyang tingin. “ Bakit kita susundin? Dahil asawa kita? Oh c'mon, you never acted like one. Kung tutuusin, madali ka lang palitan” Puno ng diin ang boses ko dahil nadadala na rin ako ng emosyon ko.

Mabilis ang naging kilos nya. The next thing I know, he's already beside me.

He lifted up my chin at bigla nya akong nilamukos ng halik na para bang punong puno ng kasabikan. When he pulled from the kiss, he look directly into my eyes with many emotions that I can't name.

“You will never ever move on. The day that you entered my life, yon na yon. There's no turning back, baby” He said huskily. Umupo sya sa may tabi ko at doon na kumain.

We are currently eating our breakfast when my phone created a beeped sound. I fished out my phone from my pocket and saw my friend's message.

From: Cleo

Hey, the girls want us to bond. Are you free? Kahit one hour shopping lang daw.

Napangiti na lang ako. They are my friends since high school at nakakatuwang hanggang ngayon ay magkakasama pa rin kami. Sa panahon pa naman ngayon mahirap ng makakuha ng tunay na kaibigan who would stay thru your ups and down.

Nabigla nalang ako dahil biglang nawala ang cellphone ko sa mga kamay ko. At ang salarin, walang iba kundi si Ryker ' the lunatic' Sebastian

Pilit kong kinukuha ang cellphone ko mula sa kanya pero iniiwas nya lang ito sa akin.
“Hey, give it back to me! Ano ba? Sabing akin na nga kasi!” Urghhhh! Naiinis na talaga ako!

May ano-ano syang kinalikot sa phone ko. I even saw him typing. Right after, he gave back the phone to me. “You'll come with me in the company today” It's not a question. It's a statement.

Kinuha nya ang sling bag ko at binuhat ako na para bang sako ng bigas.

“Oh gosh! Put me down! Hoy, bagong kain lang ako. Put me down, nasusuka ako!”

Nakahinga ako ng maluwag nang ibaba nya ako. Ano kayang nangyayari dito kay Ryker? Nakakapanibago talaga! First, he talked to me habang breakfast time. Second, bigla nalang nangunguha ng cellphone na kung titingnan ng iba ay parang asawang possessive. Tapos ngayon isasama ako sa work place nya?!

End of the world na ba?

Ipatingin ko kaya 'to sa albolaryo? Baka namamaligno na 'to?